I've seen that there are quite a few people that come here asking what Custom Edition is and what we would recommend them to get. Thought it would be nice to just make a topic for the forum members to make recommendations. [i][u]Information on Halo Custom Edition[/u][/i] Halo Custom Edition is a form of Halo PC that was created by Gearbox Software to allow custom content to be put into the game. People use it to make custom maps/download custom maps. There are thousands of maps to choose from and many are amazing. Here's a list of things I suggest you to get: [quote][i]I'd like to suggest you enable console. To do that add " -console" to the end of your shortcut's target directory (After the end quotation)If you don't know what I'm talking about here I go more in depth at the bottom of this post.[/i][/quote] [i](The items with an asterisk[b]*[/b] are things that you need to play the game online)[/i] [i][u]Official Custom Edition Files[/u][/i] [url=http://opencarnage.net/index.php?/topic/2940-halo-custom-edition-download/]Halo Custom Edition[b]*[/b] The 1.10 Patch[b]*[/b] The 1.09 patch (Only for OpenSauce users)[/url] [url=http://opencarnage.net/index.php?/topic/2939-halo-editing-kit/]Halo Editing Kit[/url] (The Editing Kit used to make maps on Halo Custom Edition) [i][u]Map Downloading[/i][/u] There are a few options available to you to download maps. Most people use [url=http://hce.halomaps.org]HaloMaps[/url] to download maps simply because it has the largest database of maps, however, there are other ways. Some communities will have their own websites where you can download the maps their servers run, [url=http://realworldce.com/maps/]like RealWorld[/url]. Another way you can download maps is to use [url=http://blog.haloanticheat.com/]HAC2[/url] or [url=https://code.google.com/p/open-sauce/]OpenSauce[/url] which, among other features that I'll discuss in the section below, do map downloading in-game. [b][i][u][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7dYWeU9JWg&feature=related]Here is a fast and easy tutorial on how to manually add maps[/url][/u][/i][/b] [u][i]Utilities[/i][/u] [url=http://blog.haloanticheat.com/]HAC2[/url] is a utility developed by Btcc22 as a general purpose utility that takes care of almost every other functional utility, and more, that the community developed for HCE. For example, in-game map downloading, FoV adjustment, see across all versions in the server browser, and server favoriting. It's a simple install that requires you to drop the "loader.dll" file into the controls folder in your Halo PC/CE directory. Yes, it does work with both the base game of Halo PC and Custom Edition. This utility is up to date with the 1.10 patch. [url=https://code.google.com/p/open-sauce/]OpenSauce[/url] is a utility developed by Kornman and FieryScythe with the purpose of being a swiss army knife type utility like HAC2 but with a heavier focus on engine modification for things such as post processing (It makes things subjectively pretty). While this utility is not up to date with patch 1.10, it works with 1.09 while still using the new master server hosted by Bungie so you can still play multiplayer. [u][i]How to Enable Console[/i][/u] To enable your console you go to the shortcut icon to Halo Custom Edition that's on your desktop. Right click it then click on properties. You'll see a line of text that reads off as [quote]"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\haloce.exe"[/quote] What you need to do is change that to look like this [quote]"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\haloce.exe" -console[/quote] That should enable the console. To use the console, you press the ~ key right below your ESC key (That's where it is on American Keyboards anyway) It will then bring up a place for you to type your command in. If you have any more suggestions or questions then just post them below